Q: There are people who donate clothes and foodstuff to charitable societies. Yet, some allocate them to certain countries, such as
Somalia,
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
or other poor countries. But when a person comes to the officials of these societies asking for assistance in kind, they are given from the things allocated to the countries mentioned above. What is the ruling on doing this? May Allah reward you with the best!
A:
Whenever a donation is allocated to certain people or bodies, it is obligatory to give it to them. (Part No. 8; Page No. 283) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.